Introduction to the System

Why can’t doubles players have the same teamwork as in other sports?

Welcome to the System, my presentation of how to play winning doubles at any level. The System is based on 40 years of playing and teaching and is unlike any other approach I know.

I grew up playing all sports and always understood that in team sports every player had a role to play on every play and if one person failed, the entire play would fall apart.

As I taught at more clubs I realized that players tended to have the same problems in doubles but coaching did not address these problems in a systematic way. In other team sports, as many as eleven players have to work as one for a play to work.

Why can’t two players work as one in doubles? This insight is the foundation of what I call the System. As an active competitive player I was able to test out my theories and see for myself how playing in a systematic way is the key to success in doubles.

My college tennis coach, George Seewagen, often said tennis was the only game you will play where no one will teach you…